Thavibu Contemporary Art from Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar/Burma
Box with Gold Leaf
Provenance: Shan State, probably Laikha?
Period: Probably late 19th
Technique: Lacquered horse hair
Height: 16 cm, Diam: 21 cm
Private collection
Note: Probably box for holding cosmetics. Excellent executed with dynamic design.
Similarities with no. 131 in the book Visions from the Golden Land by R. Isaacs and R. Blurton